>Walter Peyton. Sorry. Brown was good,but sweetness was better.
Gayle Sayers was better than Walter. Jim Brown was a different athlete at the position for that era. Barry Sanders was a shifty back who was tough to tackle. Alas, though, Peyton would get the handoff when everyone knew it and still managed to rack up the yardage before the Bears put things together for that miraculous 1985 season.
>For all around back I still give it to Peyton.
Bears fan here so I'm inclined to agree, they were different types of backs. I remember listening to Walter's first game, I think it was '77 or '78. Although it's sad he didn't get a TD in the SB, you can't say he didn't have his chances time and time again. He was stuffed at the line 4 or 5 times. Kinda strange preferring to watch the defense over the offense. Brings back memories of the shuttle explosion shortly thereafter, saddened the mood a bit.
Oh, back to football, anyone but Emmit Smith, with an offensive line like he had Paul Horning would be in the record books…))
>I could have broken the record.
LMAO! I think Barry Sanders retired early to leave the record with Walter. Never liked the Lions, but I haven't watched football in quite a while now. Was like Rodman with the Pistons, hated him until he played for the Bulls, never would have won without him…